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Originally Posted by Guinness
I'm fine with spelling errors, people not using capitals for proper nouns, grammatical screw ups, slang, local idioms etc.. but what really winds me up is the use of the word OF instead of the word HAVE
There's a thread in general at the moment...
Should OF gone to Specsavers....*mutters profanity under his breath*
I can readily accept 'hav', 'av', or 'ave'....but not 'OF'!! *more profanity*
Is it just me? Am I finally joining the 'grumpy old pedant' brigade?
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No....it isn't just you. It struck me when the thread was first posted, but I gritted my teeth and tried to ignore it...for the reasons you have put in your post....but seeing as you brought it up.......yes it irritates the bejasus out of me. So you
definitely aren't on your own.